Chris Otto (LNP | LancasterOnline)

The US Embassy in Riyadh was empty at the time of the drone strike, a US official tells Fox.

Fire reported at the U.S. Embassy in Riyadh following a blast, two sources tell Reuters.

Sen. Richard Blumenthal says Trump’s rationales keep shifting on Iran: “The president has been all over the place. He's in effect workshopping a war. It's like he's a kid with a puzzle trying to fit the pieces together in a way that creates a picture.”

Whiplash weather.

the thing is that there is not much, if any, commercial transportation available due to the large number of missiles in the air

US urges citizens to immediately depart over a dozen Middle Eastern countries The U.S. Department of ​State on Monday ‌called on Americans to immediately depart more ​than a ​dozen countries in the ⁠Middle East amid ​U.S-Israeli strikes against ​Iran.

US urges citizens to immediately depart over a dozen Middle Eastern countries reut.rs/40GeXfk

Trump’s war of choice with Iran makes a mockery of the Constitution | Editorial

“An unserious president is leading the country into serious trouble,” writes The Inquirer Editorial Board. “And the Republicans in Congress who have the power to stop him, do nothing.”

Questions and concerns about restarting nuclear power generation on Three Mile Island [letter] About 50 years ago, our area was given the gift and promise of energy too cheap to meter. Huge towers rose on an island in the Susquehanna River, the main

Lancaster County reader letter about reopening of Three Mile Island: "For decades, the perils this technology brought us, and some of the radioactive waste from the accident, have remained on the island and near our communities." lancasteronline.com/opinion/lett...

ENTCOM Update TAMPA, Fla. – As of 4 pm ET, March 2, six U.S. service members have been killed in action. U.S. forces recently recovered the remains of two previously unaccounted for service members from a facility that was struck during Iran's initial attacks in the region. Major combat operations continue. The identities of the fallen are being withheld until 24 hours after next of kin notification.

Trump’s war on Iran has now claimed six American lives in addition to many more Iranians

Melania Trump is chairing a UN Security Council meeting.

I'm not joking.

The US currently holds the presidency of the council and that's who Trump chose as chair.

AP Announces It’s Teaming Up With Prediction Market Site Kalshi Ahead of the Midterms The Associated Press announced Monday that it's teaming with prediction market Kalshi to make U.S. election results available via the platform.

Hey, @apnews.com -- no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, NO.

www.mediaite.com/media/news/a...

U.S. May Relocate South Korea's THAAD, Patriot Systems to Middle East U.S. May Relocate South Koreas THAAD, Patriot Systems to Middle East Experts warn prolonged conflict may strain South Koreas defenses against North Korea

U.S. May Relocate South Korea's THAAD, Patriot Systems to Middle East; Experts warn prolonged conflict may strain South Korea's defenses against North Korea www.chosun.com/english/nati...

What is the current situation with the Strait of Hormuz?

While the Strait of Hormuz has not been officially closed down, it is effectively not functioning. About 150 vessels are currently near it, waiting for the situation to improve.

New records show Florida officials burned more than $1.2 million per day on ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ Gov. Ron DeSantis’ administration planned to spend more than a billion dollars on the immigration detention facility in the Everglades known as Alligator Alcatraz, according to court records.

There are several revelations here:

- Federal reimbursements have not come as promised.
- Warden is making $1K per day salary.
- Sanitation has already cost nearly $100 million.
- FEMA has repeatedly denied releasing funds request by the state.

Nearly 6 in 10 Americans disapprove of the US decision to take military action in Iran, as most say a long-term military conflict between the two nations is likely, according to a new CNN poll conducted by SSRS. https://cnn.it/46uH4le

With Iran War, Kalshi and Polymarket Bet That the Depravity Economy Has No Bottom Gambling markets have conveniently found a stance that allows them to continue to profit from death and war.

Gambling markets have conveniently found a stance that allows them to continue to profit from death and war.

Also from the NYT: "After just a few minutes, Trump has moved on from his war in Iran to the curtains he’s picked out for the White House and his new ballroom. “I picked those drapes in my first term,” he says. “I always liked gold.” There’s light chuckling in the room."

Iran Live Updates: Trump Set to Speak as U.S. Sends More Forces to Mideast

"President Trump declined to rule out sending ground troops into Iran and promised that still bigger waves of airstrikes against that country were coming, in further signs of an expanding, lasting war."

The key to getting mainstream media on board with an illegal war is making them feel like an important part of it.

Trump Officials Attended a Summit of Election Deniers Who Want the President to Take Over the Midterms The meeting’s participants included Kurt Olsen, a White House lawyer charged with reinvestigating the 2020 election, and Heather Honey, the Department of Homeland Security official in charge of electi...

NEW: More evidence that those who tried to overturn the results of the 2020 election are working with Trump administration officials to set the rules for the 2026 midterms. @dougbockclark.bsky.social

Striking Hegseth press conference. In his effort to insist war is limited and bounded, he frames war aims almost entirely around Iranian missiles, essentially ignoring everything Trump has said about regime change. Naturally, he insults and belittles journalists who quote Trump's 4-5 weeks comment.

if you think polymarket bets on war are bad, wait til you find out how many in Congress are invested in defense contractors

everything theyre saying now they said during iraq

Macron announces France will increase its number of nuclear warheads and will stop communicating how many it has

*MACRON SAYS FRANCE TO BOOST ITS ARSENAL OF NUCLEAR WARHEADS

Are nuclear fission and AI our salvation, or our destructors? [letter] Remember when the awesome power of nuclear energy was first comprehended, and its uses were being debated? There was talk of virtually unlimited power to light cities and heat or

Lebanon County reader letter: "Among other uses, AI can be repurposed for mass surveillance or deployed in autonomous weapons that have no humans in the loop." lancasteronline.com/opinion/lett...

Up to an inch of snow, freezing rain expected in Lancaster County Tuesday morning Rain, snow, and freezing rain could make for a slippery morning commute and hazardous road conditions in Lancaster County Tuesday, forecasters say.

"A wintry mix of rain, snow, and freezing rain are expected between 4 and 10 a.m. before changing over to only rain and snow between 10 a.m. and 1 p.m." lancasteronline.com/news/local/u...

U.S. President Donald Trump said "The attack was so successful it knocked out most of the candidates. It's not going to be anybody that we were thinking of because they are all dead. Second or third place is dead." - ABC

a slurring Trump in new video on American troops killed by Iran: “Sadly, there will likely be more before it ends. That's the way it is. Likely be more.“

I'm exhausted by all the efforts to rewrite the history of the 2022 US Senate primary in Pennsylvania, with folks insisting "we told you so!" as to Fetterman, that Conor Lamb was always the better choice, and generally ignoring Malcolm Kenyatta's historic candidacy.

So let me say a few things. 🧵1/